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COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... ... COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* COASTAL FLOODING... WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN MULTIPLE SUCCESSIVE HIGH TIDE CYCLES BEGINNING TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH AT LEAST MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE STARTING FRIDAY. THIS COULD LAST INTO THE WEEKEND. A BUILDING SURGE... AND 6 TO 10 FOOT BREAKING WAVES ARE LIKELY. MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TIME HIGH TIDE CYCLES ON FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
* TIMING... FLOODING MAY OCCUR FOR A FEW HOURS AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE OCCURS ALONG THE OCEANFRONT BETWEEN 1000 AM AND 1030 AM TODAY. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS AND ALONG THE RARITAN BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT. HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT WILL START AROUND 1100 PM TONIGHT AND 1130 AM ON FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS... NUMEROUS ROADWAYS MAY FLOOD AND MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. THE TIDES AND WAVE ACTION COULD RESULT IN MODERATE BEACH EROSION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERATE OR MAJOR TIDAL FLOODING.
BE PREPARED TO BEGIN TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. BE SURE TO CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST FROM TIME TO TIME IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED OR ANY NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES. USUALLY... THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED... LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS.


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... MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY BEGINNING TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND HIGH TIDE CYCLES...